[DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] Morano C, Zhang X, Fricker LD
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Getting vaccinated against shingles a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster not only lowers the risk of developing the rash, but may also offer some protection against dementia, a provocative new study suggests
Results Search Results A total of 17 studies were identified by literature search [one with two eligible contrasts ( Pooled Effect-Size Between-studies heterogeneity was not significant for VR ( I 2 = 12.8%, Cochran's Q = 24.14, p = 0.19) and CVR ( I 2 = 0%, Cochran's Q = 14.33, p = 0.76) estimates, but as expected, for SMDH there was a significant between-studies heterogeneity ( I 2 = 47.4%, Cochran's Q = 37.15, p = 0.008)
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